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- 1. 6/30/2018 1 Can the electromagnetic field including radio field cause cancer?
- 2. The electromagnetic field is an element of nature and has always existed in the Earth's environment. Electromagnetic energy is a natural form of energy composed of connected electric and magnetic fields that propagate or travel through a medium or empty space.
- 3. The electromagnetic field can be divided into: • ionizing • non-ionizing In contrast to ionizing radiation (gamma rays emitted by radioactive materials, cosmic rays and X-rays) existing in the upper sphere of the electro-magnetic spectrum, non-ionizing radiation is too weak to overcome the forces binding molecules in cells and therefore can not lead to ionization. The radio field produced by radio communication devices such as mobile telephony is part of the non-ionizing electromagnetic field..
- 4. Influence of the electromagnetic field on the human body and its cells depends mainly on the field frequency, its size or intensity. At low frequencies, the electromagnetic field passes through the body, while at radio frequencies it is partially absorbed and penetrates into the body at a small depth. The energy of this field is absorbed and processed into the movement of molecules.
- 5. The level and type of signals used in cellular networks is similar to those for radio and TV broadcast, broadcasted from about 100 years and over 50 years, respectively. There was also no threat to the health of people living near broadcasting towers of the radio or television, and similar research also concerned cellular networks.
- 6. The subject of the influence of electromagnetic radiation on human health was taken, among others through the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks of the European Commission (SCENIHR), the Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).
- 7. Positions and opinions expressed by this institutions indicated that, given the current state of knowledge about the impact of electromagnetic field on living organisms, it can not be unequivocally stated that elektromagnetic field is harmful, as well as unequivocally state that it is harmless. The low frequency electromagnetic field was in 2002 classified by the WHO operating within the framework of the WHO the International Agency for Research on Cancer, probably presumably cantharenic for humans, i.e. those for whom there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity people in the absence of sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals, and therefore "probably carcinogenic" to humans, as well as pickled vegetables.
- 8. According to the assessment of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), no evidence was found for the relationship between exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields and the risk of cancer types such as leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer or testicular cancer. Importantly, the IARC classification process is based on the strength of evidence confirming the threat and not on the magnitude of the potential risk. In the case of mobile phones, the IARC working group concluded that there is evidence from studies on humans and animals that radio signals from cordless telephones may increase the incidence of brain cancer. However, there was no evidence of an increase in trends in the field of new products. There are, therefore, some signs of a threat, but there is no certainty about evidence. The classification was based on evidence related to non-wired telephones. In the case of wireless exposures, the evidence was weaker or in IARC terminology "unclassified";
- 9. Information sheet of the World Health Organization 'Electromagnetic fields and public health: mobile phones' presents a summary of research into the effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields on brain activity, cognitive functions, sleep, heart rate and blood pressure in volunteers. To date, studies have not shown any coherent evidence of negative health effects resulting from exposure to these electromagnetic fields at levels below those that cause tissue heating. Furthermore, the studies were unable to show a causal relationship between electromagnetic field exposure and reported symptoms or "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" IARC "unclassified";
- 10. The International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) concluded in its assessment (2011) based on epidemiological studies and on animals that an increase in the risk of cancer in adults is unlikely within 10-15 years of first use of mobile phones . At the time of the evaluation there were no data on childhood tumors and periods over 15 years;
- 11. The Scientific Committee on the Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks of the European Commission (SCENIHR) concluded in its opinion that general epidemiological studies on the use of mobile phones did not show an increased risk of brain tumors. Some studies have suggested an increased risk of glioblastoma and auditory nerve, but the results of cohort studies and trends during morbidity have not confirmed an increased risk for glioma, and the possibility of association with acoustic neuroma remains open. According to the SCENIHR, there is no evidence of an increased risk for other types of cancer in adults and children;
- 12. The British advisory group on non-ionizing radiation (AGNIR) in its 2012 report indicated that although a significant number of studies in the field of electromagnetic field health have been carried out, there is no convincing evidence that exposures in the RF field below the accepted limits they cause health effects in adults or children. These limits are in line with INCIRP, which is already the basis for public health in the United Kingdom and many other countries.
- 13. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) in its 2015 report indicates that there is no convincing evidence of brain cancer or any other adverse health effects caused by electromagnetic fields from mobile phones.
- 14. Radio field The German Commission for Radiological Protection (SSK) concluded in its assessment that there is insufficient evidence for a link between cancer risk and exposure to mobile communication. The German Federal Office for Radiation Protection stated on the basis of epidemiological studies on the use of mobile phones that adults do not have an increased risk of cancer.
- 15. According to the latest results, more than a decade of research by scientists led by the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, published at the beginning of February 2018, there is no link between cellular telephony and rodent morbidity for glioblastoma and neuroblastoma. In parallel to the publication of these research results, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a report based on the results of these and other studies, which concludes that "no sufficient evidence has been found that there is a detrimental effect on human health, caused by exposures lower than those allowed by standards for radio frequency electromagnetic fields.
- 17. 17 Thank you for your attention!